Antenna dagger and sheath (NHMW-Prae 24.048)

3D Model

3D Scan of an Antenna dagger with a sheath and a decorated handle from the Hallstatt cemetery (circa 600–400 BC). This Iron Age cemetery and the salt mine are among the most important archaeological sites in Austria, more than 1500 burials have been found so far.

The dagger can be found in Hall 12 of the NHM Vienna.

This dagger was chosen for scanning via a Facebook survey. To learn more about our 3D Museum watch this “Science Talk” from the NHMW by Viola Winkler & Anna Haider (in German).

Object: Antenna dagger and sheath

Inventory number: NHMW-Prae 24.048

Collection: Natural History Museum Vienna, Prehistory Dept., Hallstatt cemetery (contact: Anton Kern)

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Scanned & edited by Viola Winkler & Anna Haider (NHMW)

Scanner: Artec Space Spider. Infrastructure funded by the FFG.